A Chester County union electrical line worker fell off the back of a work truck and sustained injuries to his lower back requiring surgery. During treatment, the injured worker took a steroid medication which caused avascular necrosis to his hips. Philadelphia workers’ compensation attorney Jonathan Koutcher, of Pearson Koutcher Law, filed a Petition to Review […]
Read MorePhiladelphia Workers’ Compensation attorney Jonathan Koutcher, of Pearson Koutcher Law, represented a laborer who worked at a large university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The injured worker fell off a ladder and sustained wrist injuries requiring surgery. The injured worker began receiving Workers’ Compensation wage loss benefits. In a somewhat complicated fact pattern, the Workers’ Compensation insurance […]
Read MoreJonathan Koutcher, of Pearson Koutcher Law, won a hard-fought Claim Petition for an injured worker with a lower back injury that required surgery. The case was bifurcated, where the Judge first decided whether the injured worker was actually injured while in the course and scope of his employment, and secondly where the Judge was to […]
Read MoreJonathan Koutcher, of Pearson Koutcher Law, represented the interests of a Bucks County supermarket manager who injured her upper extremities at work. Mr. Koutcher successfully fought to have the injured worker started on Workers’ Compensation wage loss benefits. The injured worker was then able to obtain medical treatment for her work injuries including a number […]
Read MorePearson Koutcher Law partner, Jonathan Koutcher, represented a union pipefitter from Lancaster County with a hand injury. The claim was initially denied by the Workers’ Compensation insurance company. Mr. Koutcher fully litigated a Claim Petition, alleging that the injured worker’s hand injuries were a result of repetitive trauma to the hand due to regular job […]
Read MorePearson Koutcher Law partner Jonathan B. Koutcher represented a Delaware County Union laborer injured at a construction site. The injured worker fell into a hole, injuring his head, lower back and neck. The injured worker had a prior lower back injury, but Mr. Koutcher was able to distinguish a change in symptoms and clinical presentation […]
Read MorePearson Koutcher Law partner Jonathan B. Koutcher settled the case of a Montgomery County laborer with a lower back injury. Initially the Workers’ Compensation insurance company accepted the injured worker’s claim for a lower back strain only. Mr. Koutcher filed a Petition to Review Compensation Benefits, alleging the injured worker had injuries more severe than […]
Read MorePearson Koutcher Law partner Jonathan Koutcher represented an injured worker from Bucks County who worked as a merchandiser. The injured worker started receiving Workers’ Compensation wage loss benefits. The injured worker also began to notice symptoms in other parts of her body, including her lower back and hands. Mr. Koutcher filed petitions with the Court […]
Read MorePearson Koutcher Law partner Jonathan Koutcher settled the workers’ compensation case of a Florida widow whose husband was killed in a work accident in Pennsylvania. In an interesting set of facts, Mr. Koutcher represented the widow of a tractor trailer driver who was killed when his tractor trailer hit an icy surface on a highway […]
Read MorePearson Koutcher Law partner Jonathan B. Koutcher settled the case of the owner of a Bucks County remodeling company. The owner of the company performed physical, labor duties for his own company. The owner listed himself as an employee of the company and was eligible for Workers’ Compensation wage loss benefits. The owner of the […]
Read MorePearson Koutcher Law founding partner, Jonathan Koutcher, represented the interests of a nurse from Berks County who initially injured his left shoulder. The injured worker began receiving Workers’ Compensation wage loss benefits and then noticed symptoms in other parts of his body following the accident. Mr. Koutcher filed a Petition to Review Compensation Benefits, alleging […]
Read MoreJonathan Koutcher, Esquire, of Pearson Koutcher Law, settled the case of a Bucks County worker with a shoulder injury. The injured worker was a fire safety inspector and was injured when he slipped and fell at a job site. The injured worker had shoulder surgery and was disabled from work. Mr. Koutcher was able to […]
Read MoreJonathan B. Koutcher, Esquire of Pearson Koutcher Law settled the case of a Chester County union building mechanic. The injured worker was electrocuted and initially sustained an injury to the upper extremity. The injured worker then developed psychological symptoms as a result of the work accident. Mr. Koutcher filed a Petition to Review Compensation Benefits […]
Read MoreJonathan B. Koutcher, founding partner of Pearson Koutcher Law, settled the case of an injured retail store manager with a knee and shoulder injury. The injured worker had shoulder surgery and knee surgery. One of the issues in the case was whether a subsequent surgical procedure for the knee was related to the work accident. […]
Read MoreJonathan B. Koutcher, Esquire, founding partner of Pearson Koutcher Law, settled the case of a Lancaster county ironworker who injured his wrist requiring surgery. The injured worker fell at a job site in Washington, DC. The Workers’ Compensation insurance company began paying the injured worker Workers’ Compensation benefits under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act. The […]
Read MorePhiladelphia workers compensation attorney Jonathan B. Koutcher of Pearson Koutcher Law settled the case of a commonwealth of Pennsylvania employee who was injured during a work-related motor vehicle accident sustaining a serious leg injury. Previously Mr. Koutcher was successful in litigating a claim petition where one of the issues in the underlying case was whether […]
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